{{Short description|Brazilian musical group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Mutilator | image = | caption = | image_size = | origin = Belo Horizonte, Brazil | genre = Death metal, thrash metal | years_active = {{hlist|1985–1989|2018-present}} | label = Cogumelo Records | associated_acts = MX, Holocausto, Sarcófago | website = [http://www.cogumelo.com/index_en.php?pag_en=centro_bandas_en¢ro_bandas_en=810 Mutilator] at Cogumelo | current_members = | past_members = Kleber (vocals, bass, guitar)<br>CM (guitar)<br>Alexander "Magoo" (guitar, vocals)<br>Armando Sampaio (drums)<br>Ricardo Neves (bass)<br>Rodrigo Neves (drums)<br>Marcelo (vocals)<br>Silvio SDN (vocals) }}
'''Mutilator''' is an extreme metal band formed in 1985 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. They released two full-length records through Cogumelo Records in the 1980s.
Eduardio Rivadavia of AllMusic characterized the band as performing "a technical style of blackened thrash."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mutilator Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}}... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mutilator-mn0001896871 |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>
==History== Mutilator was formed in 1985 in Belo Horizonte by vocalist/guitarist Kleber, guitarist/lyricist Alexander "Magoo", bassist Ricardo Neves and his brother Rodrigo on drums,<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |title=Mutilator biography |url=http://allmusic.com/artist/mutilator-p693202/biography |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2012-04-11}}</ref> originally under the name of Desaster.<ref name=cogumelo>{{cite web |title=Mutilator biography |url=http://www.cogumelo.com/index_en.php?pag_en=centro_bandas_en¢ro_bandas_en=810 |publisher=Cogumelo Records |accessdate=2012-04-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130102064104/http://www.cogumelo.com/index_en.php?pag_en=centro_bandas_en¢ro_bandas_en=810 |archivedate=2013-01-02 }}</ref> The band changed their name to Mutilator following the addition of Sepultura roadie<ref name=musicmight>{{cite web |author=Sharpe-Young, Garry |title=Mutilator biography |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/brazil/minas+gerais/belo+horizonte/mutilator |publisher=MusicMight |accessdate=2012-04-11}}</ref> Silvio SDN on vocals. This line-up recorded the ''Bloodstorm'' and ''Grave Deseccration'' demos, and contributed two tracks (''Believers of Hell'' and ''Nuclear Holocaust'') to the Cogumelo Records' compilation ''Warfare Noise I'' in 1986.
By 1987 Silvio SDN had left the band, and the band recorded their debut album for Cogumelo, ''Immortal Force'' with Kleber on vocals. The album was recorded on a tiny budget but has proved to have some long-lasting appeal; Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic describes it as "an excellent case study in DIY ethics and the desire to succeed against all odds" and comments, "when held up against its improbable origins, many of its deficiencies can't help but be ignored, and may well explain the album's enduring appeal in the eyes of serious metal collectors".<ref name=ifreview>{{cite web |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |title=''Immortal Force'' review |url=http://allmusic.com/album/immortal-force-r729208 |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2012-04-11}}</ref> Comparisons have been made between the album and the works of Sepultura, Sarcófago, Vulcano, Kreator, Anthrax, Slayer, Metallica,<ref name=ifreview /> Possessed and Bathory<ref name=cogumelo /> The album however had little international impact, and led only to limited national touring. Magoo however had faith in Mutilator's future potential and turned down an offer to replace Jairo T. in Sepultura (a position eventually taken by Andreas Kisser).
A second album, ''Into the Strange'' was released in 1988 with a different line-up, following the departure of the Neves siblings. Magoo took over on vocals, also penning all of the lyrics and much of the music; the record also saw the arrival of new members CM (on guitars) and drummer Armando Sampaio (ex-Holocausto). Recorded and mixed in 16 tracks at Belo Horizonte's JG Studios, the album "held the distinction of being Brazilian heavy metal's most professional domestic production yet".<ref name=itsreview>{{cite web |author=Rivadavia, Eduardo |title=''Into the Strange'' review |url=http://allmusic.com/album/into-the-strange-r822747/review |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2012-04-11}}</ref> However, the album fell well short of commercial expectations, and Mutilator split up shortly after its release.
The band returned to activities from April 2018.<ref name=musicmight />
==Band members==
===Last known line-up=== * Pedro Ladeira (vocals) * Igor Podrão (guitar) * Cesar Pessoa (guitar) * Rodrigo Neves (drums) * Ricardo Neves (bass)
===Previous members=== * Ricardo Neves (bass) * Rodrigo Neves (drums) * Marcelo (vocals) * Silvio SDN (vocals)
==Discography== * ''Bloodstorm'' (demo, 1986) * ''Grave Desecration'' (demo, 1986) * ''Warfare Noise I'' split LP (with Chakal, Holocausto and Sarcófago; Cogumelo, 1986) * ''Immortal Force'' (Cogumelo, 1987) * ''Into the Strange'' (Cogumelo, 1988)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://archive.today/20130102064104/http://www.cogumelo.com/index_en.php?pag_en=centro_bandas_en¢ro_bandas_en=810 Mutilator] at Cogumelo
Category:Musical groups established in 1985 Category:Brazilian black metal musical groups Category:Brazilian thrash metal musical groups Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1989 Category:1985 establishments in Brazil Category:1989 disestablishments in Brazil